Royal London

Bright Grey has now rebranded to Royal London as the mutual confirmed it would move to a single protection business bringing together ‘the best elements of the Bright Grey and Scottish Provident brands' by the end of the year.

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Bright Grey, part of the Royal London Group has upgraded its critical illness cover (CI), alongside incorporating the ABI's statement of best practice for CI.

Bright Grey is the latest insurer to upgrade its plan at the same time as it adopts the revised ABI model wordings that must be effected by 31st December 2015, CIExpert has said.

Royal London has announced a new fundraising goal of £68,000 for the charity Bloodwise, formerly Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.

Royal London saw its protection intermediary new business volumes increase by 43% to £231m, the insurer's half year results have revealed.

Royal London has revealed that it paid out on 90% of Income Protection (IP) claims in 2014, with a total payout of over £3.2m.

Royal London's UK Intermediary protection business - which includes the brands Scottish Provident and Bright Grey - has revealed it paid 94% of critical illness (CI) claims in 2014.

A report saying that with deaths likely to rise, funeral costs will also increase is ‘spot on', according to Royal London.

Royal London has seen its new business profits from intermediated protection increase by £2.7m in 2014, as the present value of new business premiums fell, full results have revealed.